The Office of Administrative Rules (OAR) is responsible for publishing The Oklahoma Administrative Code and The Oklahoma Register and implementing the provisions of Article 1 of the Administrative Procedures Act [Title 75 Oklahoma Statutes (O.S.) Section 250 et seq.]. The OAR maintains the official records of the state's rules and rulemaking notices, and provides assistance to approximately 150 regulatory agencies in the rulemaking process.All proposed rules are first published as a Notice of Rulemaking Intent in the Oklahoma Register.

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The following rule chapters are proposed for amendment after public comment and hearing. The links below open an Adobe (TM) document that contains the Notice of Rulemaking Intent, a draft Rule Impact Statement, and the proposed rule language. These rule chapter amendments are tentatively scheduled for consideration for adoption at the December 9, 2014, meeting of the Board of Health.

The comment period for the proposed rule amendments runs October 1, 2014, through November 5, 2014. Interested persons may informally discuss the proposed rules with the contact person identified in the Notice of Rulemaking Intent; or may, through November 5, 2014, submit written comment to the contact person; or may, at the hearing, ask to present written or oral views.

Pursuant to Title 75 O.S. Section 303(A), a notice of public hearing for proposed rulemaking in chapters shall include the date, location address, room number, and time. At the discretion of the presiding official, the meeting may continue beyond the scheduled end time if it is necessary to receive all comments from the public. Interested persons may attend for the purpose of submitting data, views or concerns, orally or in writing, about the rule proposals. Public hearing information will be posted here when applicable.

Pursuant to 75 O.S. § 303 (A), the public hearing for the proposed rulemaking in this chapter shall be on November 5, 2014, at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 Northeast Tenth Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1207, in room 1102 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Those wishing to present oral comments should be present at that time to register to speak. The hearing will close at the conclusion of those registering to speak having spoken. Interested persons may attend for the purpose of submitting data, views or concerns, orally or in writing, about the rule proposal described and summarized in this Notice.

Business entities affected by proposed rules are requested to provide the agency with information, in dollar amounts if possible, the increase in level of direct costs such as fees, indirect costs such as reporting, record keeping, equipment, construction, labor, professional services, revenue loss, or other costs expected to be incurred by a particular business entity due to compliance with the proposed rules. Business entities may submit this information in writing during the comment period posted here, or at the announced public hearing.

The Oklahoma Secretary of State's Office of Administrative Rules (OAR) is responsible for publishing The Oklahoma Administrative Code and The Oklahoma Register. The OAR maintains the official records of the state's rules and rulemaking notices, and provides assistance to approximately 150 regulatory agencies in the rulemaking process. Unofficial copies of recently adopted rules available on our Website are also posted on the Website of The Oklahoma Administrative Code and The Oklahoma Register.

The Oklahoma Administrative Codeis the official compilation of agency rules and executive orders for the State of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health rules are located in Title 310 of The Oklahoma Administrative Code.

The Oklahoma Registeris a semi-monthly publication which serves as supplementation between publication of the annual supplements. The Oklahoma Register includes new rules, amendments, revisions and revocations of existing rules, emergency rules, notices of proposed rules and the rulemaking process and executive orders.

Access to proposed administrative rules is also available on the Oklahoma Public Administrative Rule Search Website. This Website provides users the availability to view all proposed rules submitted through the online portal to the Governor's Office, the House, and Senate. Users can also view actions taken on proposed rules by the State of Oklahoma Governor's Office.